Clothes hanger with container for moth repellent



March 27, 1951 F. OFARRELL ETAVL 2,546,518

CLOTHES HANGER WITH CONTAINER FOR MOTH REPELLENT iled Nov. 15, 1948 Awamraks. FAA/VK UTA/WE! z Zia/v U. 05:50,

Patented Mar. 27, 1951 UNlTED STATES OFFICE TENT CLOTHES-HANGER WITH CONTAINER FOR MOTH REPELLENT Frank OFarrell and Leon J. Delson, Long Beach, Calif.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a clothes hanger which includes a container thereon in which a moth repellent may be placed.

An object of our invention is to provide a novel clothes hanger of the character stated, which in cludes as a structure part of the hanger a pair of removable cups or containers in which a moth repellent may be placed.

Another object of our invention i to provide a novel clothes hanger, on both ends of which we provide a removable cup or tube, which is perforated and which receives a moth repellent, such as paradichlorobenzine, or other moth repellent.

A feature of our invention is to provide a novel clothes hanger, which is simple in construction and which includes a container for the moth repellent, this container being quickly and easily attached or removed from the clothes hanger. Also, the cup or container for the moth repellent is so constructed that it can be easily refilled, as

necessary.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description and the appended claim.

In the drawing,

Figure l is a front elevation of our clothes hanger.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary disassembled view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral I indicates the main body or central portion of the clothes hanger. A hook 2 rises from the body portion so that the hanger may be suspended as is usual and well known. The body portion I is preferably solid although it may be hollow, if desired, and we prefer that this body portion be made of plastic, however, meta1 or wood may also be used, if desired.

A pair of cups 3-4 are removably secured, one on each side of the body 1, and extending outwardly from said body, thus forming a portion of the hanger and supporting the garment in the usual and well known manner, that is, the cups 3-4 act to engage and support the shoulders of the garment. The cups 3-4 are both perforated so that the moth repellent in vaporizing will pass out of these cups and will pass into the room.

The cups 3-4 are elongated and are adapted to receive a stick of moth repellent 5, which may be paradichlorobenzine, or suitable moth repellent, as desired. The paradichlorobenzine can be easily formed in a shape of a stick and therefore might be the preferred type of moth repellent used with our clothes hanger.

Each of the cups 3-4 are threaded at their inner ends, as shown at 6, and screw into the body portion I, as shown at l, thus detachably securing the cups or tubes in operative position. While We have shown threads as a means of securing the cups or tubes in position, it is observed that other means of attachment may be used, such as a groove and slot, etc.

Since the cups 84 are easily detachable from the body of the hanger, it is evident that they can be removed and refilled with the moth repellent, as may be necessary from time to time.

Having described our invention, we claim:

A clothes hanger comprising a central body por tion, said body portion being of solid construction and forming a substantial part of the clothes hanger, screw threads on the outer ends of said body portion, a pair of tubular cups, said cups being screw threaded on the inner ends thereof to cooperate with the threads on the body portion, said cups being adapted and arranged to receive a moth repellant, and said cups forming lateral extensions of said body portion.

FRANK OFARRELL. LEON J. DELSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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